we get more now from meteorologist jim dicky. >> good morning. cold air in place across much of the north and east on this new year's eve. these are your early morning temperatures. 5 in burlington. 9 in portland and 18 in boston. in the north central portions of the country, these are as high as the temperatures will get as we go through the day. 14 in pierre. this arctic air mass responsible for some snowfall here today, as well. going to see a swath of snow from kansas into the ohio valley, especially in kansas and missouri, looking for 1 to 2 inches, perhaps even 5 in kansas. paula and john, back to you. >> jim dicky, thank force that report. >>> tense moments on a flight headed to denver. the plane, actually a photo, the plane lost an engine panel right after taking off from kansas city, missouri. a passenger snapped this picture with their phone. the pilots circled the airport and then landed the plane safely. it's not clear yet what caused the panel to just suddenly fall off. a little disconcerting. >>> and we're getting another look at th